Kersey, Pennsylvania
Kersey, Pennsylvania | ||
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FIPS code 42-39512 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 1178412 |
Kersey is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fox Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 797.[3][4]
History
The first permanent settlers of the county arrived in 1810 and founded Centreville at the headwaters of Little Toby Creek. Later that year, William Kersey built a gristmill and/or sawmill there, and the settlement was renamed "Kersey", though early sources sometimes refer to it as "Kersey's".[5] At the time, the area was part of Clearfield County, as Elk County had not yet been formed. Early industries in the community were lumber and coal.[6]
Geography
Kersey is located in northern Fox Township, in south-central Elk County. Pennsylvania Route 948 passes through the community, leading east 2 miles (3 km) to PA 255 and west 5 miles (8 km) to U.S. Route 219, which leads 4 miles (6 km) north to Ridgway, the county seat.
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Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 797 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] |
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ https://data.census.gov/table?q=Kersey+CDP;+Pennsylvania
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kersey CDP, Pennsylvania". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ Leeson, Michael (1890). History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, and Forest, Pennsylvania, with Biographical Selections. J.H. Beers & Company. pp. 760–768. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
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- ISBN 978-0-7385-5479-2.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.